Embroidery needle



F. B. BAKER EMBROIDERY NEEDLE Apr. 24, 1923.

Filed Aug. 25

Patented pr. 24, 1923.

EUNITED STATES :i'ir'iivNEB B. BAKER, 0E NEWYORKJEL Y., Assrerivon,y BYM-EsNElAssIGNi/IENTS, To

SUPERIOR `HANDnEMBROIDERIER CORPORATION, OF NEW i TION F NEW YORK.

YoBiLfN. Y., A conBoBA7 EMBROIDERY NEEDLE.

Application filed August 25, 1920. Serial No. 405,943.

ythe* device may beacarried forward, step by step to form ythe stitchv-with'outy the 'necessity ofa'uXiliary mechanism to' produce lateralmovementfof the needle as in other devices heretofore provided. 'l

Another object ofthe invention is to providean improved kmeans for'limiting and regulating the length of tufted stitch taken bythe device.l f

` A' still further 'object of the invention is to provide an improvedtension device for grasping the thread duringa return movement of theneedle.

In addition to the vention comprehends improvements inlthe details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts to -be hereinafter describedandparticularly set forth in the appended claims.

'Inthe accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding partsare design nated by the same characters of reference 35 throughout theseveral views in which they appear, n e 1 Figure l isa 'viewinperspective of an embroidery needle constructed in accordance with myinvention. i H

Figure 2 is a 'view thereof in front elevation.

Figure 3 is a view in vertical section. A Figure 4cv is a transversesection taken gon theline 1r-4, of Figure 2. s f Figure 5 is av detailedviewy of the needle, and Figure 6 is a fragmentaryfview of part of thetension dev-ice. Withreference tothe drawings,- 10 indi- 0 Cates thestationary element of the device consisting `of a tubular portion formedat one end withv a lateral fiat-tened v'extension 11 forming the presserfoot, and having a foregoing this inslot 12 therein. The reciprocal orneedle carrying element is shown at 13 and is likewise tubular andadapted to slide within 'the member 10.. The wall of the member 10 isformed with a longitudinal slot 14 adjacent the presser foot andthe wallofthe ymember 13 is eut away to form a lip'fl struck youtwardly to enterthe s lot 14: and thus form a stop to-"Iimit relativemovement of theparts. 4A lip `16 is struck'inward from the cutaway portion ofthe member13 and an opening" 17 is formed in the vwall o f said member L13 belowthe lip 16.- Said lip 16 is apertured to receive 'a rod y18'upoii thelower end of which a laterally extending loop 19 is 'formed; Therod 19isfextended throughout'thelength ofthe device and securely connected tothe reduced poif` tion 2O of a handle 21, saidfreduced portion l looselyentering-fthe upper end ofthe member 13. A longitudinal slot 22 isformed `in the wall of theV member 13, at its upperend,

andl lateralvnotches23 are formed Vin ythe i wall at opposite sides ofsaid slot 22 kand y preferably in staggered relation. AA. pin 24rpassingthrough'the slot 22 Tand entering theliandle 21 formsfa means .forApreventing `relative [rotation vof the handle and member 13.

passes kthe upper endofthe member 13 and is provided withan inwardlyand, radially extending finger 26 tol enter .the slot 22. I next providea needle indicated at 27 which is curved and formedwith thesemi-cylindrical tang 2S of, a'diamete'rv 4small enough to enter thetubular member 13, struck out yopening` 30 is' formed at a lpointadjacent the juncture vof the `needleportion and tang n A regulatingdevice is? prof vided consisting of a sleeve 25,which encomvportions l29being formed to` engage the* portion 28 sothat whenthe parts areasprsembled the opening` 30qwill be Opposite the previously mentioned`opening 17. f

In use, thethreadfis inserted throughthe opening 17, then through theloo 19, then4 ownward i through the opening30 passed along `the channellof the needle and finally through the eye 31 thereof at the lower end.Theportionl() is graspedi'n one handa'nd the 'presser foot rested uponthe material to be embroidered The handle 21isthen grasped by the otherhand and moved downward causing the needle to penetrate the material andcarry the thread with it. Upon a subsequent withdrawal of the needlefrom the material a. portion of the thread will be left behind to form aloop or tuft on the other side.y By repeated operations a series oftufts are formed side by side Owing` to a gradual sliding movement ofthe entire device resulting primarily from the curved formation of theneedle, Apparently there would be as much rearward movement of themember l0 upon a withdrawal of the needle as there would be forward 1nvement accomplished during the insertion ol' the needle with thenegation of the thought that a coutinuous travel of the member lll inone direction would ensue. Practically` however, `there is a resultantandv continued, but uniform lateral movement of the member 10 in onedirectionv forward, that is, the direction to which the presser footpoints because of the fact that the rearward movement of the Vpresserfoot accomplished by withdrawal of the needle is slightly less than theprevious forward movement occasioned by the insertion of the needle, dueto friction between the presser foot and the material. It will beobserved that upon a withdrawal strolre of the needle carrying memberthe handle and rod will rst move up until the loop 19 engages the threadagainst the .lip 16 and fur- *ther movement will carry the entire member13 and needle upward. In this manner t-he intermittent tensioning of thethread,.and operation necessary in devices of this character ispositively and effectively accomplished. For regulating the length cfthe tuft or loop the sleeve 25 is manipulated by rotating' the same tobring the finger 26 within-the slot 22. The sleeveis then shifted alongIthe member 18 to the desired point andthen rotated again to enter thefinger in one of the notches 23. It will be thus observed that relativemovement between the members l0 and 13 is limited on the one hand byengagement between the sleeve 25 and upper end of the member Tlf), andon lthe othery hand by vengagement between the stop member l5 and theupper wall of the slot l-l.

Ihile I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree ofparticularity, I realize that in practice various alterations thereinmay be made. I therefore reserve the -right'and privilege of changintgfthe form of the details of construction or otherwise altering thearrangement of the correlated parts withoutfdeparting from the spirit ofthe invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is zl. An embroidery needleincluding a holding means, a fabric engaging means forming part thereof,a member supported by the holding means for reciprocation, a curvedneedle havintg a perforation at it-s pointed end and means on its otherend for connection to the said member, whereby a thread may be insertedin said needle and upon repeated reciprocations of said member saidneedle caused to make tufted stitches and feed the device along thefabric in the direction of t-he concave side of the needle, and means togrip the thread upon movement of the member in one direction and torelease the thread upon a reverse movement of said member.

Q. An embroider)Y needle including a holding means, a member mountedtherein for reciprocatioii, a presser foot formed on said member, acurved needle carried by said member operating through the presser foot,whereby a thread carried by the needle may be fed into a fabric intufted stitches and the device carried along the fabric by re-y peatedreciprocations of said member, means to grip the thread upon movement ofthe member in one direction and to release the thread upon a reversemovement of said member and an adjustable stop on the member whereby theneedle point maypass below the presser foot to a greater or less extent.

3. An embroidery needle comprising a tubular holder, a tubular memberreciprocable within the holder, a presser foot formed on the saidholder` a curved needle, a 'spring tang substantially semi-circular incross section formed on one end 'of the needle to `enter said tubularmember, and means to alternately grip and release a thread carried bythe needle upon reciprocation of said tubular member.

4. An embroidery needle including;y a `tubular holdera tubular memberreciproeable therein, a presser rfoot `formed on the holder, a needle, atang formed on one end of the needle Vof semi-circular form inpcrosssection to enter one end of the tubular member, a stop formed on saidtang to engage the said end of the tubular member tolimit'the eX- tentof insertion of the needle into said tubular member, and means toalternately grip and release a thread carried by said needle uponreciprocation of said tubular member. 5. An embroidery needle includinga holder, a presser foot formed thereon, a tubular member operatingy inthe holder, a needle havinga longitudinal channel 'in one side and aneye atits pointedend, ai tang formed at the otherend of the'needle forinsertion into the tubular member, said tanteF having a channel formedtherein in opposed relation to the first channel, said needle'having anopening extending transversely therethrough and located at the junctureof the two mentioned channels, whereby a thread may be inserted throughsaid opening, then run along` vthe needle channel and finally Sli llt)

lill) passed through the eye, and means to alter-i nately grip and'release the thread upon rebular holder,` a tubular member operatingtherein, said holder "having ,a slot `1n one side, and said memberhaving a vperforation located behind said slot, a handle looselyconnected to ysaid member, means carriedby t the handle to guide athread, a needle car ried by the member, whereby a thread 'may v VYoutertubular holder, an inner tubular membe passed through the slot andperforation,

` through the guideand finally, through thev needle, andmeansoperatinginy connection with the guide to grip the thread when thehandle is raised, -the thread `being alternately ripped and released byreciproc-ation of the iandle.

7. An embroidery vneedle*l including artu-y bular holder, a tubularmembero-perating therein, a presser foot formedon'the holder,

said holder having La slot and the member having a perforation ybehindthe slot, ahandle loosely connected to the member, a rod carried by thehandle, an eye formed' on the rod, a lip formed on the member adjacentthe perforation forminga guide for the rod, and a needle carried by themember, where bya thread may be passed through the slot f perforation,eye and needle in theV korder named, and the thread gripped between theeye and lip when the handle ismoved in one direction and'releasedwhenthe'handle is moved in a reverse direction.

8. An embroidery needle including va tubular holder, a tubular memberoperating therein, thelatter having a slot, a'handle having a slidingfit in the member, a projection extending from thehandleinto the, -slotto prevent relative rotation of the handle and member, a rod carried bythe handlev and extending through said member, an y yeye on the free endof the rod, a lip 'formed lthe member.

'on the member forming a guide fortherod, said member having aperforation nearthe lip, and a needle carried by ythe e member whereby aAthread may be inserted through theperforatiomeye and needle in theorder named, said eye engagingthe thread against the lip to hold thethread when the member is moved .in one' direction by means of thehandle and said thread released when the handle is moved in a reversedirection.

9, An embroidery needle including an ber slidable therein, said holderhaving al to form a, stop limiting separation of said holder and member,means on the member to engage the holder vto ylimit vmovement thereofinv an opposite direction, a needle secured to the member, and having aneye at `its pointed end whereby a threadmay be inserted .through thefirst and second mentioned slotseand f through the eyel of the needle,and means to alternately grip and vrelease y the threadl duringlreciprocation of 10.1An. embroidery needle inchidinga aibular holdercircular in cross section, a member slidable thereinof tubularconstruction and l circular in'cross section, the holder havning alongitudinal slotv cut therein, a lip formed on the member enteringsaidslot to limitrelative,movement ofthe holder and member, and means toalternately grip and releasea thread 'upon reclprocation ofthe .smember.

lIn testimony whereof affix signature.v

, FENNERB. BAKER.

=member, `both in a longitudinal' and circum-` vferential direction, afneedle carried by the S0 y

